Yes, Chevron offered a relatively generous severance package. I wish it would have been more but it was substantial . Also they extended more to those with less time , which was nice of them.
Not sure that some understand cash vs severance. The severance was issued as a check, direct deposit. How else is money transferred from employer to employee. I think some people like to play word games. A severance payment is a severance, and any compensation of any sort is required to be reported to the IRS, any Benefits application such as Unemployment office, etc. It really doesn't matter what you choose to call it. Any form of compensation, payment, etc., needs to be reported and disclosed to all government agencies, for any type of benefits, ie. the ACA, or else you are committing fraud. If you play stupid in 2021, if that is the severance tax year, and try to get ACA subsidies on no income you are committing fraud too.
Carry on.